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The '''Ludington Building''' is the earliest-surviving, steel-frame building in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. <ref name=CL>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/Ludington.html|title=Ludington Building|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division|date=2003|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> It is located just south of the [[Chicago Loop]] [[Community areas of Chicago|community area]]. It was designed by [[William Le Baron Jenney]] and was named a [[Chicago Landmark]] on [[June 10]] [[1996]].<ref name="CL" /> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on [[May 08]], [[1980]]. The Ludington Building was initially used to house the American Book Company; presently it is one of nineteen buildings that comprise the campus of [[Columbia College Chicago]].<ref name=DL>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.colum.edu/archhistory/1104wabash.htm|title=Ludington Building History Page|publisher=Columbia College Chicago Library|date=2006|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref><ref name="DL" />
The '''Ludington Building''' is the earliest-surviving, steel-frame building in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. <ref name=CL>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/Ludington.html|title=Ludington Building|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division|date=2003|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> It is located just south of the [[Chicago Loop]] [[Community areas of Chicago|community area]]. It was designed by [[William Le Baron Jenney]] and was named a [[Chicago Landmark]] on [[June 10]] [[1996]].<ref name="CL" /> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on [[May 08]], [[1980]]. The Ludington Building was initially used to house the American Book Company; presently it is one of nineteen buildings that comprise the campus of [[Columbia College Chicago]].<ref name="DL">{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.colum.edu/archhistory/1104wabash.htm|title=Ludington Building History Page|publisher=Columbia College Chicago Library|date=2006|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>


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Revision as of 01:59, 16 August 2009

Ludington Building
Ludington Building is located in Illinois
Ludington Building
Location1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL
Built1892
ArchitectJenney & Mundie
Architectural styleChicago
NRHP reference No.80001347 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 08, 1980
Designated CLJune 10 1996

The Ludington Building is the earliest-surviving, steel-frame building in Chicago, Illinois. [2] It is located just south of the Chicago Loop community area. It was designed by William Le Baron Jenney and was named a Chicago Landmark on June 10 1996.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 08, 1980. The Ludington Building was initially used to house the American Book Company; presently it is one of nineteen buildings that comprise the campus of Columbia College Chicago.[3]

External links

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ a b "Ludington Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  3. ^ "Ludington Building History Page". Columbia College Chicago Library. 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-15.


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